Staff Backend Engineer

About Robin AI

Robin AI is a leader in legal AI, empowering legal teams and lawyers to make contract processes effortless. We are backed by Google, Episode 1, Plural, and Forward Partners. Our mission is to make contracts simple for everyone, and we are expanding globally with offices in the US and Asia.

About The Role

As a Staff Backend Engineer at Robin AI, you will lead the backend development in a product-focused squad. You will make key design and implementation decisions, writing high-quality, well-tested code that solves challenging problems. You will work closely with other teams and people, such as Product Managers and ML Research Engineers, to deliver great products. You will also mentor and coach junior engineers in the squad, ensuring best practices are being followed, and play a key role in the recruitment of other Backend engineers at Robin AI.

Responsibilities

Lead the Backend development in a product-focused squad.
Make key design and implementation decisions, writing high-quality, well-tested code.
Work closely with Product Managers and ML Research Engineers.
Mentor and coach junior engineers.
Develop back-end services and GraphQL APIs using Django, Flask, and similar Python frameworks.
Build and maintain the infrastructure our products and components are deployed to.
Identify and prioritize tasks in conjunction with a Product Manager.

Our Tech Stack

Frontend: React and Apollo
Backend: Python web frameworks such as Django and Flask
Services and Libraries: Celery and Elasticsearch
Cloud: AWS services including ECS, Lambda, and SQS
CI/CD: CircleCI
Infrastructure: Managed using Terraform

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with web-based languages (Python, Go, Node.js) and associated frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask).
Background working in a start-up or similar size organization.
In-depth understanding of the entire development process (design, development, and deployment).

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: $180,000-$250,000
Generous Equity package
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Long-term Disability and Life Insurance
401k Retirement plan
Flex spending and HSA
15 days PTO, excluding national holidays, cultural leave, and birthday leave
Technology to enable you to work seamlessly from the office or home
Focus on continual learning and development

Work Environment

Robin AI offers a flexible work model, allowing employees to work from home 2/3 days per week. Our office in Lower Manhattan, New York, provides access to all WeWork amenities, including co-working space, bike lockers, pool tables, table tennis, free barista-made coffee, and free beer in the evenings.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Robin AI is committed to creating an inclusive environment that attracts the best talent from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from everyone who wants to be a part of our mission. We value everyone’s religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, neurodivergence, education, nation of origin, age, pregnancy and maternity, or veteran’s status.

Benefits
Extracted with AI

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision coverage
Long-term disability
Life insurance
401k retirement
Flex spending and HSA
15 days PTO
Cultural leave
Birthday leave
Technology to work from office or home
Focus on continual learning and development

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